Because I work in a nerd-adjacent field, I’ve been asked a lot over the last few weeks whether I was going to go and see Thunderbolts, and every time I’m asked I give the same answer: lol absolutely not.
More MCU trash. When does it end, Lord?
I’ve been asked a lot over the last few weeks whether I was going to go and see Thunderbolts, and every time I’m asked I give the same answer: lol absolutely not.
I’m all for reading a whole piece before casting any judgement on the author or content, but when your opening line comes off as snotty, sarcastic sixteen year old who’s way too cool to watch a comic book film, it’s hard to give them a fair shake.
Yeah the way this was written is so off-putting. I generally agree with the sentiment and found the main points interesting but god what a repulsive writing style. I get that modern written articles are more casual and blog-like these days but damn, how did even the editors think this was ok?
I get the marvel fatigue for sure. but damn, getting to the last EP of Loki season 2 and not finishing it is a real disservice to yourself
Loki the show was a real disservice to Loki the character. I’m always surprised when anyone has good things to say about it.
All of the shows except wandavision seemed to range from bad to utter contempt for the characters and/or the audience. After their string of bad shows and movies I was really hoping to see something epic and exciting. It wasn’t that, but it also wasn’t marketed as that. The shows managed to take an epic saga and make it feel small in my opinion. This feels like it tries to take something more personal and make it big.
You’re leaving us hanging there…
Did you get your hopes fulfilled?
Oh lol. I thought it was clear but now that I reread it it’s not. I’ll edit in that it’s not what I was looking for. I think it is exactly what it was billed as but I would not have seen it by myself. It felt more down to earth and that’s not what I go to superhero media for. I want big moves like watching the unraveling of a superhero mind controlling an entire town or the decimation of the home of gods.
People will probably disagree, but I think this would’ve been great as a show and falcon and winter soldier would have been better as a movie. I am not a fan of Bucky in general though so I think I might just misunderstand what people want out of the character.
Only siths deal in absolutes.
You, and everyone who’s ever liked a Marvel movie, should go and watch this one because it’s definitely on the good side of MCU movies. It’s very refreshing in several ways.
I understand that the MCU has been bad to mediocre after Endgame. There are some things here and there that were good. But when it comes to movies… (I don’t count Spider-man nor Deadpool because those are fun meta movies that play a different game) yep, all movies have been cheap cashgrabs… Until we got Thunderbolts.
Do not kill the possibility for you to enjoy a new MCU movie just because.
I have a soft spot for martial arts films but, imo, Thunderbolts is the best MCU film since Shang-Chi (2021) and maybe since Endgame (2019).
(Also excluding Spider-Man and Deadpool)
Only siths deal in absolutes.
Said the Jedi, in absolute terms.
This opinion is over the top… I find myself to be a casual fan. I don’t really watch the trailers, or lookup theories. I barely read the comics as a kid either, like stated in this article, but i did know enough of most characters because I was a kid and grew up being exposed to them one way or another. I still enjoy them to a degree. There is way more hit or miss these days, but I don’t find myself overwhelmed by it all either. Maybe I’ll look one or 2 things up after the movie if I forgot or ask one of my friends who are way more into comics and pretty much know what’s probably coming.
This one part in the article tells me they spent way to much time thinking about it. “Every hour of the last three years that I would have been stuffing Marvel slop into my brain I’ve instead been doing quite literally anything else, from playing with my kids to helping run a website to watching, gasp, other types of movies.” Like who is not playing with their kids or getting work done because of a hobby? Sounds way more like a bad obsession and probably best that they stepped away. It’s still solid entertainment if you choose not to take it so seriously.
His loss.
